Remembering Our Danube Swabian Friends
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Often we make genealogical
acquaintances on mailing list,
whom we become friends with.
What if one day, we just never
hear from them again? And
we learn they are no longer with us. We should remember
our fellow researchers and those who have contributed to the
Danube Swabian Community. Here we honor them . . . |
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William H. Deak |
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b. 1923 -
d. June 20 2003
80 Years old
William Harold Deak
Cincinnati, Ohio
USA
5710
Cheviot Rd. 45247
Former email address:
WHDEAK5710@aol.com
Memory written by
Jody McKim
Bill's website remains
online:
"The
William Deak Family"
Last Updated
September 5, 2000
Family Photos: Klara
Draga Bodnar ---b.&d.
Dates unknown Married
Joseph Kuppis Mother of
Louis (D) Kuppis; Joseph
Kuppis Married Klara
Draga Bodnar Mother of
Louis (D) Kuppis; Louis
(D) Kuppis Married
Zsuzanna Draga.
Submitted by
Jody McKim |
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Bill was a very nice
man, always cheerful and
helpful. He passed
away at the age of 80.
He sure maneuvered the
computer well for his
age! His wife Rose
Ann has fond memories of
Bill. She shared
with me that he was a
talented man, among her
favorites, he was a
carpenter, photographer,
made vases and one of
his last accomplishments
was to leave behind a
family tree which he had
researched and
constructed. Rose
Ann lost her best
friend, but she knows he
is no longer in pain and
suffering.
No one in Bill's family,
has picked up where Bill
left off working on the
family tree.
Long after Bill is gone,
his footprints are still
among us, Html Gear -
Guest Gear View
Guestbook - he comments
"I believe in Angels"
I still have a copy of a
message from Bill sent
to me, dated March 2001,
he loved helping
people......
From: WHDEAK5710@aol.com
To: sammy-jody-love@worldnet.att.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 06,
2001 6:31 PM
Subject: 1828 CENSUS
Hi Jody,
What a day!!!!!
I finally received a reply
from Beth Long -----
Temesvar had its own
census taken that is why it
is not in the county book.
I did receive
many requests for look ups.
In Mehala I found :
Marmon Jakob - House # 453
Page 148
Marmon Johan - House # 454
Marmon Peter - House #
459 LDS
Film # for these three
#623,133
In Fibis ( Fibisch) I found:
Marmon Joanes - House # 101
LDS Film # 623,130
In Merrzsidorf ( Mercydorf)
I found:
Ingris Joanes
House #139
LDS Film # 623,133
Schuck Joseph House #
302
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I thought I would list these
other spellings, they could
be your people.
My mother Klara Kuppis is
from Shag -Temes County & My
father Jozsef Deak is from
Magyar Szente Marton
Torontal County.
I do hope this helps your
research.
Bill
Surnames Deak, Kuppis, Virag,
Draga, Bodnar and Fodor.
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Michael "Mike" P. Miller |
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b. 3 Aug 1942
d. 17 Oct 2003
age 72
buried at
Peachtree Memorial
Cemetery, Duluth, GA
An avid DVHH supporter
and instrumental in
assisting DVHH VC Cornelia
Kassem in building her
original Triebswetter web site.
Submitted by
Jody McKim
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A long time Banater
Researcher......
After several email attempts
and no reply, I began
calling his telephone
numbers from time to time. I
finally reached his wife on
20 Apr 2004, she told me the
sad news. He had died
last October.
this was a typical act
of kindness he would do.
FrontPage Tutorial for DVHH
Village Coordinators -
Welcome to the FrontPage
Tutorial for DVHH Village
Coordinators. This tutorial,
written by Mike Miller, is
designed to give to a
high-level introduction to
using Front Page 2000 and
later to help the Village
Coordinator create and
maintain village web sites.
Mike wrote the
"FrontPage Tutorial for
DVHH Coordinators"
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-connextech
which is also a part of
our VC tools section.
This tutorial took Mike
a while to put together
and I hope he knew how
much it was appreciated.
When I look at this and
think of all the time he
put into this, it makes
me sad.
Mike lived in the
Atlanta area, as I do
and although we talked
on the phone many times
about getting together
with our families and
making sausage, it just
never happened. I wish
now we had made time.
Sorry for getting boo
hooie, but I am sad he
is gone. We have lost a
truly nice guy, who
cared about others and
contributed to the
Donauschwaben community.
Mike will be missed by
many, including his
wife, 3 daughters and a
son.
Special posting by
Mike:
From: "Michael P.
Miller" <
millermp@bellsouth.net>
Subject: [BANAT-L]
Donauschwaben
Organizations in
decline?
Date: Thu, 10 Oct
2002
Greetings to the
list:
It comes as no
surprise to me that
the various
Donauschwaben
organizations,
especially those in
North America, are
in decline, if not
already abandoned.
In my view,
"Assimilation" has a
tendency to just
simply "creep-in"
and our "past family
circumstances",
whatever it is, is
quickly forgotten
and replaced by our
own "personal
current
circumstances."
As a 2nd generation
American and self
appointed "family
historian," I am
constantly trying to
keep my family's
"heritage alive."
And to "loosely"
paraphrase Alex Leeb
... "Lest we forget"
- I think that it is
very important that
my children know who
they are, where they
came from, and our
family's history (as
best as I can relate
to them). I
hope that they can
learn more from
me/us (the list)
about where our
various villages are
located, what daily
life was like, and
the sacrifices that
our ancestors made
to ensure a better
quality of life for
all of us that
followed them.
Actually, this is
more like a personal
goal for me!, but
I'm not sure that I
can fulfill during
my lifetime ... but
I'm going to give it
one heck of of a
try.
Regards,
Mike Miller
Norcross (Atlanta
area), Georgia, USA
p.s. Former member
of the Atlanta
Chapter of the
Vietnam Veterans
Businessman's
Association (no
longer an active
organization) and
other
professional/business
organizations.
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Johann Sklena |
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b. 14 May 1910
d. 14 Apr 2007
age 97
Submitted by
Eve Brown |
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Johann Sklena, born 14 May,
1910 in Kupinovo,
Austria/Hungary
passed away this morning -
14 Apr 2007. His ancestors
are from
Jabuka/Apfeldorf BANAT and
Bohemia before that.
Daughter
Eve Brown, MI - USA
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/o/Eve-H-Brown/index.html
From the DVHH mail list
members: Eve, you have
shared with us so many
little snippets of the life
he and your mother shared
and the rich culture passed
on to you, we almost feel as
if we knew him ourselves.
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Johann (Hans) Abt |
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b. 25 Sep 1927
Semelzi, Croatia
d. 11 Nov 1997
Maria Abt of the
Milwaukee Club, the mother
of Joe & Rose Abt of the
(Cincinnati Club) & Hermine
Linz (DVHH Slavonia Village
Coordinator for Keschinzi &
Semelzi).
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My father Johann (Hans) Abt
passed away 10 years ago
today. He was born on
September 25th, 1927 in
Semelzi, Croatia; married
Maria Hoffmann in Lager Haid,
Austria on September 9th,
1951. Hans immigrated to the
United States in August of
1955, where he settled his
family in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
I was their only child born
in Austria, they had 5 more
children after moving to the
US; Josef, John, Maria,
Stefan and Heidi. My father
was a member of the
Milwaukee Donauschwaben for
many years. Some of the
list members may have met
him and remember him.
He was a wonderful father
and grandfather, and we all
miss him. But he left us
with many good memories; one
of my favorite is of him in
his white apron and cap
roasting spanferkel. He
loved to do this, whether it
was at home, at the club, or
at Germanfest. My brothers
still carry on that
tradition, Joe with the
Cincinnati DS club, and
Hansi and Stefi for family
and friends in Milwaukee.
He made and smoked Hungarian
bratwurst which he
generously shared with
everyone that asked, the
recipe remains in our family
and my three brothers have
made sausage making an
annual event.
So if you are pouring
yourself a stampfel of
schnaps today (as was his
custom), make a toast to my
dad. My children and I
certainly will when we get
together later today to
celebrate the life of our
Tati and Ota.
Prost,
Hermine "Hermi" M. Linz,
AR
- USA
Village Coordinator:
Keschinzi;
Semelzi
Brother
Sepp Apt and Rose |
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b. 07 Jul 1937
d. 07 Sep 2005
Submitted by
Jody McKim |
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Barbara was born in Gabos,
lived in Vodjinci,
Yugoslavia, then in Garsten,
Upper Austria. Immigrated to
the USA, January of 1952 and
lived in Coloma, Michigan.
Her family is traced
through 1841 in Neu Futok
and Herzeg Falva,
Austria/Hungary.
She had spent her young
years in Yugoslavia, that
she referred to as beautiful
Upper Austria and at age 14
began her new life in the
USA.
Barbara was one of the
first DVHH village
coordinators. She was very
helpful to all researchers
and was a delightful lady to
correspond with. Barbara
was very active on the Banat
mail list in previous years
before joining the DVHH.
Tribute page to
Barbara,
DVHH Village
Coordinator for
Vodjinci |
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